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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the owner of the bookshop punish Joe when Joe was younger?

2. On what odd subject does Joe quiz Benji?

3. What is Beck's preferred method of communication?

4. How did Joe escape discovery in Beck's apartment?

5. What is the cage in the basement made out of?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what surprising topic does Joe quiz Benji? What are the results?

2. How does Joe help Beck during a dangerous situation?

3. What special gift does Beck give Joe? Why?

4. How do Joe and Peach get along when they first meet? What does Joe discover inside Peach's house?

5. Who is Candace and what does the reader know about her?

6. Why did Mr. Mooney punish Joe? How did he punish him?

7. Who interrupts Joe and Beck as they are assembling her bed? What is the outcome of this interruption?

8. How does Joe get inside Beck's apartment and what does he do there?

9. What does Joe do to Benji?

10. What does Benji give Joe? What does he tell him about this item?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining love from Joe’s perspective. What is love, according to Joe?

Essay Topic 2

Does Joe experience any change over the course of the novel? In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. What does titling the novel “You” say about Joe? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes?

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